How did the Forget-Me-Not get its name and Where did the term Forget Me Not come from?

May 19, 2014 by Karen Hill | Filed Under: Language

In Germany they call the flower Vergissmeinnicht; in France it’s ne m’oubliez pas; in Sweden, forgata mig ej; in Italy, non ti scordar di me; in Spain, nomeolvides, all meaning “forget me not,” and in these, as in other countries, the flower is used as a token of friendship or, by lovers, in token of undying love.

How old may be these sentiments attached to the flower is anyone’s guess, but the widespread symbolism leads to the inference of considerable antiquity.